'Paying the Price' For 'Perfection'...

     Each, day, as I peruse my email, I am 'flabbergasted' at the number of 'correspondences' I receive, which, relate to 'health-issues', with these being, predominantly, about 'weight-issues', and, the NEWEST, weight-loss product. As we live in a society, which, constantly, 'tout's the importance of being 'fit' and, not 'fat', this, is not, at all, surprising to me. What IS, a might, 'shocking' is the realization, that, MOST of these, 'ads', which, is, honestly, all they are, typically, seem to promote their products to assist, MORE, in aiding folks to get 'thin', for the sake of beauty, 'good-looks' and, sexiness, rather than for the benefit of 'health and wellness'. When one thinks about it, it is rather, APPALLING, actually, for, certainly, a human's health ought be considered of the 'utmost' importance; and, yet...these, companies peddle their wares by playing on the public's desire to maintain 'youth and a 'perfect'-body. It seems that, a great, number of people in our, society, do, in fact, subscribe to the notion, that, 'one can NEVER be too rich, or...too thin'. Here's the thing, though, if one is, actually, tempted to try the myriad of 'miracle-cures', that, are, infiltrating the market, one MUST, in fact, be fairly, 'comfie' in the pocketbook, if ya' know what I mean; for, NONE of this 'stuff' is cheap! What doesn't surprise me, at all, is the fact that there exist folks looking to 'capitalize' on us. it seems, that, in today's world, MORE than EVER, if one is willing to 'prey-upon' the naivete of the masses, one can 'make a killing'. To me, the, most, DISGUSTING, aspect of all, regarding this 'taking-advantage' of millions of people, who, don't know better, is the way, some, companies target those who are 'sick', and, 'unwell'. In the, nine+ years, since my diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, I have seen an ever-swelling number of advertisements and products relative to this disorder, which, to me, seems to have become the 'IT' disease of the decade. Certainly, there are pharmaceuticals being 'recommended', 'brought to you by' Big Pharma; However, there are COUNTLESS other sources, advertising for 'cure-all' modalities being 'hawked' as THE 'magic-bullet' for feeling better; with, these, ALL, available, for a 'pretty-penny'. I guess my message, today, is this: 'Buyer...BEWARE'...because, truly, the people behind the products are, MOSTLY, 'in it' for the 'bucks'. Besides, it is, honestly, up to us to be 'proactive' with regard to our, personal, health and how we choose to care for ourselves, with, LOTS of this, 'self-care' coming from reading and research, along with finding a practitioner who is willing to work with us. There will ALWAYS be individuals who try to make-money off of the 'ignorance' of some. It is up to us to educate ourselves as to NOT let them profit, too much, if...at all. Just Sayin'...